Chapter 1: Introduction to Child Development Chapter 1 Learning Outcome Quizzes Learning Objective 1.1: Describe the field of child development including its origins, focus, and basic issues. [Q1] Which of the following examples best illustrates a change that would be considered a development? 1. Three-year-old Tommy begins to participate in pretend play with other children after months of playing mostly by himself. [correct] 2. Nine-year-old Amy is cranky after losing sleep the last couple of nights. 3. Five-year-old Santali is sad he will no longer be able to play with his best friend Nicola in the afternoon because of a recent family move. 4. After learning about the recycling program at her school, Meiren began to use the receptacles for paper and glass that her father had set up in their kitchen. [Feedback for Correct Answer 1] Sharing the perspective of another person, as occurs during pretend play with peers, is a progressive change and a new ability that will persist into his future interactions in preschool. Beginning to engage in pretend play with peers is a developmental change. [Feedback for Answer Choice 2] This would not be considered a development because it is a temporary condition that can be reversed with a return to solid sleep. The field of child development seeks to identify and explain persistent, cumulative, and progressive changes in children‘s